Editor

Funeral mass Tuesday for Gertrude Weber, 78, of Dorr

Gertrude M. Weber, age 78 of Dorr, died Friday, Sept. 15. Gertrude enjoyed going to the families' sporting events and was a huge fan. She was always there and willing to…

Editor September 17, 2017

Sports

Lady Viking spikers runners-up at Newaygo Invitational

The Hopkins volleyball team Saturday was runner-up in the Newaygo Invitational. The Lady Vikings couldn't get past Saranac, neither in pool play no in the championship finals. They opened pool…

Editor September 17, 2017

Obituaries

Hopkins High School grad, coach, Fred Brewer dies at 71

Frederick C. Brewer, age 71, a Hopkins High School graduate and 40-year resident of Washington Township, died Sept. 13. Fred was born on July 25, 1946, in Allegan Michigan, the…

Editor September 16, 2017

Obituaries

Funeral mass will be Thursday for Greg Bieber, 62

Gregory D. Bieber, age 62, died Friday, Sept. 15. Greg loved hunting, fishing and being in the great outdoors especially in the Upper Peninsula. He enjoyed teaching the basics of safety…

Editor September 16, 2017

Sports

WHS grad scores game-winning goal vs. Albion College

Wayland High School graduate Tristen Ortiz scored the game-winning goal as the Trine University men's soccer team got its first Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association win of the season with a 2-1 decision Saturday…

Editor September 16, 2017

Community Notices

Kentucky Fried Chicken no longer doing business here

Word on the street is that the restaurant that used to house both Taco Bell and Kentucky Fried Chicken and temporarily closed its lobby and will be reopened for Taco…

Editor September 16, 2017

Sports

Hopkins honors 4 individuals, 1st state grid finalist

Nostalgia reigned supreme Saturday evening at the second annual Hopkins High School Athletic Hall of Fame banquet and induction ceremony. This time the honorees were longtime head varsity football coach…

Editor September 16, 2017

Features

Many memories made at 165th Allegan County Fair

The 165th annual Allegan County Fair just wrapped up another successful week. Allegan has a reputation of being host for one of the best fairs in Michigan and boasts of…

Editor September 16, 2017

Columns

Basura: Continuing my search for the perfect mushroom

EDITOR'S NOTE: My long-time trout fishing companion Jim Wasserman has agreed to take Basura and his wife mushroom hunting this weekend at an undisclosed West Michigan location. We have plans to…

Editor September 16, 2017

Sports

Clippers suffer bruising 35-0 shutout loss to Coloma

by Austin Marsman Coloma pinned a 35-0 defeat on Martin Friday to drop its overall season record to 2-2. The Clippers knew, heading into the showdown, that it would be…

Editor September 16, 2017